Eyeglasses



N (-No Mpdell) J. SGHAEFER EYEGLASSES.

Patented Oct. 3, 1882'.

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JOHN SOHAFFER, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

EYEGLASSES.

SPECIFICATION-forming part of Letters Patent No. 265,449, dated. October 3, 1882.

Application filed March 16, 1882. (No model.)

Improvement in E yeglasses,'of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making part of this specification, in which Figure l is a side elevation of the improved glasses opened; Fig. 2, a top view; Fig. 3, a section taken on the line 3 30f Fi 1; Fig. 4, a side elevation, showing an additional feature of the improvement; and Fig. 5, a side elevation of the glasses folded.

The same letters denote the same parts.

The present invention is an improvement in folding eyeglasses.

A A represent the glasses proper, which, with the bows a a, are of the usual description. They are united byarigid bar, Bthat is, the bar is in two parts, I) I), hinged together at b to enable the glasses to be folded, as in Fig. 5; but it is notintended that the bar shall yield like a springwhen the glasses are in use, but remain straight, as shown in Figs. 1, 4. The arms I) b are united to the bows at If, and also by means of the braces b bf.

The glasses are held upon the nose by means of the springs O O, which are attached at their lower ends to the hows u a, the upper ends of the springs being free, working toward and from the bows, and being conveniently guided and held transversely in place by allowing the ends 0 c to work through openings b 1r" in the braces b 0 I do not \\'isl1,however,in fixing the glasses to the nose to be confined to any special form of spring. The style shown in Figs. 1, 3, 5 is the most desirable; but, if desired, the duplex form shown in Fig. 4 may be tially as described.

2. The combination of the glasses A A, the folding rigid bar B, the braces b I), and the springs U U, substantiallv as described.

JOHN SGHAFFER.

\Vitnesses:

O. I). MOODY, SAML. S. BOYD. 

